Sorry Pat, but this is a different animal here we do demos to educate customers, and they see our work.  Of coarse I charge but that is added to bid.  I've been polishing here since 1986 and I have seen how this market here has changed.  I'll give you one a 15000 sq ft concrete job here goes for a $1.85.   

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Perfect Marble


On Jul 24, 2014, at 8:22 AM, cpstaples <cpstaples@msn.com> wrote:

I do know South Florida prices, and you cannot use that as a standard for the industry. 


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From: Dayron
Date:07/24/2014 7:55 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: Need your help

Depends on region Pat, crystallization is king here. ihave seen plenty of restoration jobs that have been crystallization. With regards to price youdont know south florida

Dayron Padilla
Perfect Marble 
305.970.0213


On Jul 24, 2014, at 7:04 AM, Pat Staples <cpstaples@msn.com> wrote:

A true professional shouldn't need to do a mock-up. If a customer wants a sample the contractor should be paid for their time, contractors decision whether to take it off price if contract is awarded to them.
Price range should not be given. (Would you do a 20 sq ft powder room for  $4.00 sq ft)
If price range if give should be $1.00 to $10.00 sq ft
We are professionals and need to stop giving our services away for next to nothing.

Thank you
Carl Staples
Classic Marble & Stone Restoration
www.Marblerestore.com
610-356-4100
 

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:24:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Need your help
From: dayron@perfectmarblefloors.com
To: sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.simplelists.com

mock ups true contractors will do a demo before  any price or proposal is given,  if they want a price i give a range say .45 - 4.00


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Dayron Padilla <dayron@perfectmarblefloors.com> wrote:
fantastic   for tips I would include.

floor contract will be happy to educate you on your stone floor they will also be good listeners . They will also take the time to ask questions about your floor and what is your expectations for your stone


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Doug Smith <doug@stoneandtilepros.com> wrote:
Hi Partners,

We need your thoughts and input regarding the attached article:  Stone Restoration Can Save You Money… But It Can’t be Cheap

One of the challenges that you face as you conduct business in your marketplace is that of dealing with the competitor that constantly drives the price down and delivers shoddy, horrible work to the customer. The customer gets what they paid for. In many cases You get called in by the customer to fix the mess your competitor just made. 

The purpose of this article is to educate the consumer about this. 

We plan on posting this article to your website (Premium members), placing it in Stone Advisory Magazine (SAM) and making it available to you as a "white paper" so you can use in your sales and marketing efforts.

Before we publish we would like you to review the article and tell us where we can make changes or improvements. As professionals in the field you have experienced this and can give us input to effectively address this issue with consumers.

If you have images available showing "cheap work" or possibly a before and after image - something you took from bad to great- send them to us. We can include those in the article.

Please direct any input to our creative geniuses: Debbie, Ashley and Alice they will be happy to discuss your input with you. Or just reply to this message with your input. 


Thanks in advance for taking the time to help us with this. Publishing this information can only help in educating consumers about quality work and that "It doesn't come cheap"! 

Please contact me if you have questions.

Best,

Doug

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Perfect Marble Restoration
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